Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 10:21 GMT+7
Authorities barricade a site in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City over a COVID-19 case, May 18, 2021. Photo: Tuoi Tre Contributor
A co-worker of a Ho Chi Minh City coronavirus patient who was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday morning tested positive for the pathogen on Tuesday, according to the municipal Department of Health.
The coronavirus patient, 35-year-old N.Q.N. of Deloitte Vietnam, first tested positive for the coronavirus at Vinmec Central Park International Hospital in Binh Thanh District on Monday after having a fever, cough, and sore throat, a Thu Duc City Medical Center spokesperson told
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 22:54 GMT+7
A security guard has his nasal swab collected for COVID-19 tests in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Thu Hien / Tuoi Tre
A COVID-19 patient in Ho Chi Minh City has been found carrying a coronavirus variant that is in circulation in northern Vietnam and taking a toll on India, where hundreds of thousands of cases have been announced daily over the past weeks.
Genome sequencing results showed that 35-year-old N.Q.N., who was confirmed by the Ministry of Health as a coronavirus case in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, had been infected with the
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 11:57 GMT+7
Authorities barricade Block A1 of Sunview Town Apartment Buildings in Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc City, which is under Ho Chi Minh City, over a suspected coronavirus case, May 18, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have sealed off an apartment block as a resident had tested positive for the coronavirus once.
Officials started isolating Block A1 of Sunview Town Apartment Buildings in Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc City, which is under Ho Chi Minh City, on Tuesday morning.
Sunview Town residents are now banned from leaving the buildings while those residing in Block A1 will be tested for COVID-19,